(DULAC,EDMUND)illus. STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS retold by L. Housman. London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1907). Thick 4to (9 1/2 x 11"), gilt pictorial vellum, top edge gilt, 133p., a few very small areas of soil else near fine with new ties and with none of the warping that is usually... More about ARABIAN NIGHTS

(DULAC,EDMUND)illus. STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS retold by L. Housman. Lond: Hodder & Stoughton, (1907). Thick 4to (9 1/2 x 11"), gilt pictorial vellum, top edge gilt, 133p., minimal soil, Fine with original ties and with none of the warping that is usually found on this title. First ed. LIMITED... More about ARABIAN NIGHTS

FORD,LAUREN. COLLECTION. We are pleased to be able to offer this interesting collection of Lauren Ford material including special copies of books, original art and more. Lauren Ford (1891-1973) was not only an award winning illustrator of children's books but she wrote them as well. According to her mother, she..... More about LAUREN FORD COLLECTION

GAZE,HAROLD. THE MERRY PIPER; or the magical trip of the sugar bowl ship. Boston: Little Brown 1925. 4to (6 3/4 x 8 1/2"), 247p., yellow pictorial cloth, slight soil, VG-Fine. 1st US edition. This is a fairy-fantasy taken by Turvy Wee, Ruth and Norman in the land of Goodness-Knows-Where. Illustrated... More about MERRY PIPER

GOBLE,WARWICK. ORIGINAL ART: PRINCESS AND THE HOLY MAN. Offered here is an extremely beautiful watercolor by Goble, The visible image measures oblong 13 1/4 x 9 1/4", attractively matted, glazed and framed to 31 x 17" and is in fine condition. A Japanese princess in a multi-colored gown hovers genii-like... More about ORIGINAL ART: PRINCESS AND THE HOLY MAN

(GOBLE,WARWICK)illus. WATER BABIES by Charles Kingsley. London: Macmillan 1909. Featured here is the LIMITED EDITION OF THE BOOK IN A FULL MOROCCO BINDING HOUSED IN A LARGE PICTORIAL CLAMSHELL BOX WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR USED IN THE BOOK. The book is a thick quarto measuring 9" x 11 1/4", bound... More about WATER BABIES

HARRISON,FLORENCE. THE RHYME OF A RUN. London & NY: Blackie & Caldwell no date [1907]. Oblong 4to (11 1/2 x 9"), green gilt pictorial cloth, the usual creasing of several of the plates (as in all copies - due to poor binding design), some cover soil, VG. This is illustrated... More about RHYME OF A RUN

(HYMAN,TRINA SCHART)illus. BEARSKIN by Howard Pyle. Books of Wonder / Morrow Junior Books (1997 1-10 code). 8 1/4 x 10 1/4", pictorial boards, as new in as new dust wrapper. First printing. Hyman has taken a story from Pyle's classic The Wonder Clock and reinterpreted the illustrations, done in full color.More about BEARSKIN

(NIELSEN,KAY)illus. EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON. [London] Hodder & Stoughton, no date [1914]. Large 4to, (9 x 11 1/2"), blue cloth with extensive gilt decoration - a Very Fine copy with gilt bright. 1st edition of Nielsen's most desired book, illustrated with pictorial endpapers and featuring... More about EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON

(NIELSEN,KAY)illus. IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch. (London) Hodder & Stoughton, no date [1913]. Folio (10 1/2 x 12 1/2"), full green vellum with extensive gilt decoration, top edge gilt, 164p., a few marks on the vellum as is common in this edition, new ties, endpaper... More about IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE

(OUTHWAITE,IDA RENTOUL)illus. POSTCARD. This item features a color postcard by Outhwaite circa 1925. From Enchanted Forest. Depicted is a fairy standing on nautilus shell. VG condition with writing and postal stamp on verso.More about POSTCARD

[OUTHWAITE] RENTOUL,IDA S.)illus. MORE AUSTRALIAN SONGS FOR YOUNG AND OLD by Annie Rentoul. Melbourne Sydney Adelaide: Allan & Co. ca 1915?. Oblong 4to, pictorial wraps, 36p., previous owners stamp on some pages, VG. Featuring pictorial cover and 8 wonderfully detailed full page black and whites and 9 smaller b&w's depicting..... More about MORE AUSTRALIAN SONGS FOR YOUNG AND OLD

[OUTHWAITE] RENTOUL,IDA S.)illus. MORE AUSTRALIAN SONGS FOR YOUNG AND OLD by Annie Rentoul. Melbourne Sydney Adelaide: Allan & Co., no date, inscribed 1913?. Oblong 4to, pictorial wraps, 36p., small margin mend on cover and first few leaves else VG. Featuring pictorial cover and 8 wonderfully detailed full page black and... More about MORE AUSTRALIAN SONGS FOR YOUNG AND OLD

(PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. CALENDAR: BUSINESS MAN'S CALENDAR 1917. NY: Dodge 1917. The calendar measures 6 x 8" with 5 pages per month attached at the top with ribbon tie. It is Fin fine condition IN PUBLISHER'S BOX. The cover plate is a beautiful full color illustration by Parrish of a man with... More about CALENDAR: BUSINESS MAN'S CALENDAR 1917

(PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. CALENDAR: BUSINESS MAN'S CALENDAR 1926. NY: Dodge 1925. The calendar measures 6 x 8" with 5 pages per month attached at the top with ribbon tie. There are a few notations else FINE IN PUBLISHER'S BOX. The cover plate is a beatiful full color illustration by Parrish. The calendar... More about CALENDAR: BUSINESS MAN'S CALENDAR 1926

(PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK by Wash. Irving (on cover). A History of New York From The Beginning Of The World To The End Of The Dutch Dynasty by Diedrich Knickerbocker. NY:R.H. Russell, 1900 (1900). Folio, cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, (299)p., teg, front hinge reinforced, edges rubbed with..... More about KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK

(PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK by Wash. Irving (on cover). A History of New York From The Beginning Of The World To The End Of The Dutch Dynasty by Diedrich Knickerbocker. NY:R.H. Russell, 1900 (1900). Folio, cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, (299)p., teg, hinges neatly reinforced, edges sl. rubbed..... More about KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK

(PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK by Washington Irving (on cover). A History of New York From The Beginning Of The World To The End Of The Dutch Dynasty by Diedrich Knickerbocker. NY: R.H. Russell, 1900 (1900). Folio (9 1/2 x 12 1/2"), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, (299)p., top... More about KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK

POGANY,WILLY. WILLY POGANY'S MOTHER GOOSE. NY: Nelson (1928). 4to, 1/4 cloth, blue boards, fine. First edition, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY WILLY POGANY. One of the most outstanding editions of Mother Goose, illustrated by Pogany with unique full page color illustrations as well as many half-page color... More about WILLY POGANY'S MOTHER GOOSE

(POGANY,WILLY)illus. FAIRY FLOWERS: nature legends of facts and fantasy by Isidora Newman. NY: Henry Holt (1926), curiously this has New York Oxford University Press on top of Holt on the title page. 4to (7 3/4 x 10"), cloth backed boards with a floral design. Spine lightly toned, crease in one... More about FAIRY FLOWERS

(POGANY,WILLY)illus. HOW SANTA FOUND THE COBBLER'S SHOP by Margaretta Harmon. Los Angeles: Sutton House 1936 (1935). 4to, cloth, Fine in soiled dw with some chips. A wonderful Christmas tale illustrated with color plates and in line by Pogany. Also including the fairy tales: The Cardboard Castle and the Town of... More about HOW SANTA FOUND THE COBBLER'S SHOP

(POGANY,WILLY)illus. THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER. London: Harrap (1910). Folio (9 1/2 x 12 3/4"), publisher's original full brown calf pictorially stamped in gold, top edge gilt. Leather scuffed on corners of front cover and along left side of rear cover, joints rubbed but not weak, internally Fine. LIMITED... More about RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER

(POGANY,WILLY)illus. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. London: Harrap [1909]. 4to (8 1/4 x 11 1/2"), full limp brown suede binding stamped in gold, top edge gilt, except for a few scattered oxidation spots on first few pages this is VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (flaps reapired). First edition. This is... More about RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

(POGANY,WILLY)illus. SONG CELESTIAL, OR THE BHAGAVAD GITA translated from the Sanskrit by Sir Edwin Arnold. Philadelphia: David McKay (1934). 4to (8 x 10"), black cloth stamped in silver, pictorial paste-on, MINT IN PUIBLISHER'S BOX. A discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India and Krishna is illustrated by Pogany with 18 beautiful... More about SONG CELESTIAL, OR THE BHAGAVAD GITA

(POGANY,WILLY)illus. THE THREE BEARS. London: George Harrap, no date, circa 1920. 12mo (5 1.4 x 6"), pictorial boards, edges worn, some cover soil, small corner mend on one panel, VG-. This is a wonderful PANORAMA book of 14 panels that open accordion fashion. Printed on both sides, one side offers... More about THREE BEARS

(POGANY,WILLY)illus. WIMP AND THE WOODLE AND OTHER STORIES. Los Angeles: Sutton House 1935 (1935). Large 4to, blue cloth, (181)p., Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. 7 unusual stories selected as award winners by the Julia Ellsworth Ford Foundation. Illustrated by Pogany with 7 color plates plus a profusion... More about WIMP AND THE WOODLE AND OTHER STORIES

PUBLISHER'S CATALOGUE. THE BOOK SHELF FOR BOYS AND GIRLS 1921 from Nursery Rhyme to Grown Up Time by Clara Hunt. (NY: Bowker 1921. 8vo (6 x 9"), pictorial wraps, 50p., VG+. This is a descriptive list with prices of 100's of children's books from all publishers, arranged by age and... More about PUBLISHER'S CATALOGUE. BOOK SHELF FOR BOYS AND GIRLS 1921

(PYLE,HOWARD). CATALOGUE OF PICTURES BY HOWARD PYLE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WILMINGTON SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS [with] HOWARD PYLE DIVERSITY IN DEPTH. Offered here are 2 interesting Pyle items. First is the rare original 1912 catalogue of the exhibition, 4to (7 1/4 x 10 1/4"), brown printed wraps... More about CATALOGUE OF PICTURES BY HOWARD PYLE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

PYLE,HOWARD. ETCHING: ISAAC WALTON. This is a large and wonderful etching by W.H.W. Bicknell after an original by Pyle. The Bibliophile Society had commissioned Pyle to create a series of paintings of famous authors and bibliophiles for a four volume set of books by Thomas Frognall Dibden titled "Bibliomania or..... More about ETCHING: ISAAC WALTON

PYLE,HOWARD. HOWARD PYLE'S BOOK OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT compiled by Merle Johnson. NY: Harper & Brothers 1923 (1923 b-x). Large thick 4to (10 x 12 3/4"), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, bottom margin of title wrinkled from bookplate on copyright page else a Fine bright copy with no edge wear... More about HOWARD PYLE'S BOOK OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT

PYLE,HOWARD. PRICE OF BLOOD: AN EXTRAVAGANZA OF NEW YORK LIFE IN 1807 written and illustrated by Pyle. NY: Richard Badger 1899 (1899). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 8 1/8"), red cloth spine, pictorial boards, all edges red, edges rubbed and white pictorial boards show soil as usual else tight and VG+... More about PRICE OF BLOOD

PYLE,HOWARD. THE STORY OF THE GRAIL AND THE PASSING OF ARTHUR by Howard Pyle. NY: Scribners 1941 (1933). 4to, red gilt cloth, round pictorial paste-on, Fine. The beautiful Brandywine edition issued to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Pyle's birth. This volume is illustrated by STANLEY M. ARTHURS with a beautiful... More about STORY OF THE GRAIL AND THE PASSING OF ARTHUR

PYLE,HOWARD. YANKEE DOODLE: AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW DRESS. NY: Dodd Mead 1881. Square 4to, (9 1/4 x 10 1/2"), pictorial boards, tips and edges worn as is common else, tight, clean and an unusually nice copy. First edition of Pyle's 1st commissioned book. There are 8 full page... More about YANKEE DOODLE

(PYLE,HOWARD)illus. CITY BALLADS by Will Carlton. NY: Harper & Brothers (1885). 4to (6 3/4 x 9"), green cloth with extensive gilt and black decoration, all edges gilt, 180p. + 4p., Fine and bright. 1st ed. Poems with the theme of how city life affects country folk are illustrated with many... More about CITY BALLADS

(PYLE,HOWARD)illus. THE LADY OF SHALOTT by Alfred Tennyson. NY: Dodd Mead (1881). 4to, (8 x 9"), gilt pictorial cloth with beveled edges, some light soil and rubbing else clean and VG+. 1st edition of Pyle's 2nd book issued at almost the same time as Yankee Doodle. An early effort in... More about LADY OF SHALOTT

(PYLE,HOWARD)illus. THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE by James Baldwin. NY: Scribner 1887 (1887). 8vo, brown cloth stamped in silver, green, black and gold, spine ends worn and hinges strengthened else VG. 1st edition. Illustrated by Pyle with 12 black & white plates. Peter Parley to Penrod p. 85. Very scarce.More about STORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE

(PYLE,HOWARD)illus. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD by Mary Johnston. Bost: Houghton Mifflin 1900 (1900). 8vo, (5 1/4 x 8"), pictorial cloth, some shelfwear, VG. 1st edition. Illustrated by Pyle with b&w half-tone frontis previously unpublished and with 7 other black and white plates by Anna Whelan Betts, E.B. Thompson, and... More about TO HAVE AND TO HOLD